How we scored it
Algal extract, whole extract natural = 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Produced by extracting harvested Undaria pinnatifida (wakame) seaweed, typically with water. No synthetic alternative exists.
In plain English
An extract of wakame, a brown seaweed used in cooking, used to condition and protect skin. It is produced by extracting the harvested seaweed, typically with water.
CosIng definition: Undaria Pinnatifida Extract is an extract of the Alga, Undaria pinnatifida, Alariaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=UNDARIA%20PINNATIFIDA%20EXTRACT